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grain
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Whole grain | contains all of the parts and nutrients of the grain seed |
| Bran | outside of the kernel |
| Endosperm | the largest inner portion of the kernel |
| Germ | the embryo |
| Refined grains | milled seeds which removes the bran and germ |
| Fiber | carbohydrates that cannot be digested |
| Complex carbohydrate | starch |
| Simple carbohydrates | made of less units of carbohydrate that have been linked together to form a complex chain |
| amylose | a type of starch that is made of a long chain-like molecule |
| amylase | an enzyme found in our saliva |
| gluten | a composite of storage proteins termed prolamins and glutelins and stored together with starch in the endosperm of various cereal grains |
| Celiac disease | an allergic disease to gluten |